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Read the Prime Minister’s update following the National Cabinet meeting on 13 November 2020.

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has released preliminary advice on general principles to guide the prioritisation of target populations in a COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia.

The National Contact Tracing Review has been released by National Cabinet.

The National Cabinet has endorsed the Australian Government's COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.

A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on very high risk social environments – nightclubs, dance venues, and large unstructured outdoor events.

How’s your head today? is a new national COVID-19 mental health campaign that urges people to prioritise their mental health, raise awareness about how to identify when something is wrong, and encourage people to seek help.

Read the Prime Minister’s update following the National Cabinet meeting on 23 October 2020.

The Framework for National Reopening builds on the 3-Step Framework for a COVIDSafe Australia, to nationally reopen to a state of ‘COVID Normal’, wherever it is safe to do so, by December 2020.

Budget 2020-21 includes a lifetime support package for all recognised thalidomide survivors – the Australian Thalidomide Survivors Support Program. Find out more about this program.

Health Budget 2020-21 information is now available.

Find information about Budget 2020-21 on budget.gov.au.

The Australian Government is investing more than $600,000 with the Leukaemia Foundation to implement the new action plan for blood cancers.

The Australian Government is providing $9 million to support research into the causes, biology and progression of cancer among children and young adults.

The new ACPC website and RAD application form improves and simplifies the application process for residential aged care providers.

The Australian Government is providing $25 million through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) for research to improve the safe use of medicines and medicines intervention by pharmacists.

The Australian Medical Research Advisory Board is seeking comments through public webinars on 29 September 2020 and 7 October 2020.

The Australian Government is providing almost $6 million for the research and development of 3 Australian COVID-19 vaccines.

Read the Prime Minister’s update following the National Cabinet meeting on 18 September 2020.

A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on boarding students and students living in border zones.

We have made some improvements to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR). These changes improve functionality for vaccination providers and make it easier for people to stay up to date with their immunisations.

The Australian Medical Research Advisory Board is seeking comments through online submissions and public webinars.

The Prime Minister’s National Suicide Prevention Adviser has a message about the power of staying connected to one another to mark World Suicide Prevention Day and RUOK? Day.

A $1.7 billion agreement between the Australian Government and pharmaceutical companies means that a free COVID-19 vaccine will be available progressively throughout 2021 in Australia, if promising trials prove successful.

Read the Prime Minister’s update following the National Cabinet meeting on 4 September 2020.

The Acting Chief Medical Officer of Australia, Professor Paul Kelly, has released information about the support the Commonwealth will provide to ‘hotspot’ areas.